Attendance Officer

We are seeking a passionate, energetic and ambitious Attendance Officer to join our expanding team of staff at Wadham School. This is an exciting opportunity for you to make a difference in a school where “staff morale is high, and classrooms are quiet and purposeful places where learning takes place.” (Ofsted 2025) We are a close-knit, community school with an amazing team of staff that support each other in helping our students become the successful and confident global citizens they deserve to be.

As the last local authority maintained secondary school in Somerset, this is your chance to come and be part of something unique.

We are looking for an outstanding individual who will relish the opportunity to:

• Use extensive administrative and interpersonal skills in a busy office environment.
• Deal directly with families regarding their children and build professional working relationships that fosters a trust between the school and homes of vulnerable students.
• Be organised and efficient in a fast-paced environment.
• Be confident and professional.

You are likely to be someone who:

• Has previous knowledge and training in of Safeguarding and Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE
  2026) or be willing to train.
• Is meticulous in their work and understands the need for attention to detail and accuracy.
• Is trustworthy and reliable.
• Has excellent ICT skills in Microsoft Office programmes.
• Has experience of using Arbor/Registers or be willing to train.
• Understands the need for confidentiality, discretion and diplomacy.

Wadham School can offer you:

• The chance to be a part of an exciting educational journey alongside highly regarding professionals.
• The opportunity to work with exceptional colleagues and wonderful young people and their families.
• The opportunity to work in one of the most beautiful areas of Southern England.
• Fulfilment, in knowing that you matter, and the work you do makes a positive difference to the lives you touch.

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.